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The loves of the gods : mythological painting from Watteau to David / Colin B. Bailey with the assistance of Carrie A. Hamilton ; introduction by Pierre Rosenberg ; with essays by Philippe Le Leyzour [and others].

Author/creator Bailey, Colin B.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Rizzoli ; Fort Worth : Kimbell Art Museum, ©1992.
Description587 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorHamilton, Carrie A.
Other author/creatorKimbell Art Museum.
Other author/creatorGaleries nationales du Grand Palais (France)
Other author/creatorPhiladelphia Museum of Art.
Contents In defense of mythological painting / Pierre Rosenberg -- Myth and enlightenment : on mythology in the eighteenth century / Philippe Le Leyzour -- D'un siecle a l'autre : history, mythology, and decoration in early eighteenth-century Paris / Katie Scott -- Boucher's beauties / Donald Posner -- To see or not to see : the myth of Diana and Actaeon in the eighteenth century / Steven Z. Levine -- Catalogue of paintings /Colin B. Bailey.
General note"Published in conjunction with the exhibition The loves of the gods ... held at Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 October 1991-6 January 1992, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 23 February-26 April 1992; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 23 May-2 August 1992"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [562]-584) and indexes.
LCCN 91040371
ISBN0847815218
ISBN0912804262 (pbk.)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks ND1422.F84 B35 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold